Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 71.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1986–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 71.4%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 71.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 1986.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 94th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 39.4% | — |
| 1987 | 39.7% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 40.0% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 40.2% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 40.6% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 41.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 41.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 42.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 42.3% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 42.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 43.5% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 44.2% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 45.4% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 45.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 47.4% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 51.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 55.5% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 64.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 65.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.8% | 39.4% | 40.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 40.6% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 46.3% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 59.2% | 71.4% | 7 |
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.36 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.80 million (2022)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 71.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 1986.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 94th out of 200 groups with data for 2016.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release